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type: "Bill"
title: "IL WATERWAY PORTS COMMISSION"
description: "Creates the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act. Provides that the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is created and shall exercise jurisdiction with respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under the Act within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason, Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, and Grundy counties. Provides that the Commission shall (1) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives in the Commission area to enhance the reporting and benefits of statistical data; (2) make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues that impact multimodal transportation, economic development, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency of the Commission area; (3) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives on the larger Illinois Waterway with the Mid-America Port Commission and the Joliet Regional Port District; (4) coordinate and synchronize federal activities associated with the nonfederal sponsorship of the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and (5) request and assist in requesting funding for the Commission area and the surrounding areas, as the Commission deems necessary. Includes provisions relating to the organization of the Commission and the Commission's powers. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 46"
citation: "Illinois SB 46 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Koehler", "Sharon Chung"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c51a299-c6a9-40e6-b1f4-de66398090e5"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=46&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=143008&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "38d54d05da013040cadb7d8d3cc8cac6e0a11ef3c2678a74dab6d264fb85edf9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 46 (103rd) — IL WATERWAY PORTS COMMISSION
Creates the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act. Provides that the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is created and shall exercise jurisdiction with respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under the Act within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason, Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, and Grundy counties. Provides that the Commission shall (1) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives in the Commission area to enhance the reporting and benefits of statistical data; (2) make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues that impact multimodal transportation, economic development, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency of the Commission area; (3) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives on the larger Illinois Waterway with the Mid-America Port Commission and the Joliet Regional Port District; (4) coordinate and synchronize federal activities associated with the nonfederal sponsorship of the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and (5) request and assist in requesting funding for the Commission area and the surrounding areas, as the Commission deems necessary. Includes provisions relating to the organization of the Commission and the Commission's powers. Effective immediately.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0046.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0046eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB0046enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Executive — **100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Local Government — **90** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Koehler — primary (person)
- Sharon Chung — primary (person)
- Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Tipsword, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
- Win Stoller — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-20** Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2023-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-01-31** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Do Pass Local Government; 009-000-000
- **2023-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 23, 2023
- **2023-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
- **2023-03-22** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
- **2023-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 24, 2023
- **2023-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
- **2023-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2023-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2023-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-04-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2023-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- **2023-05-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2023
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0214 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c51a299-c6a9-40e6-b1f4-de66398090e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).